EXCLUSIVE: Manja (the melanistic serval first spotted at Namiri Plains - Asilia Africa in 2019 by Asilia guide and naturalist of the same name) and his mate have produced melanistic serval kittens! Melanism is carried by a recessive gene again, so there was no guarantee that Manja's partner would produce black kittens. Melanism in servals primarily occurs in East Africa, particularly in the highland regions over 2000m, which is what makes Manja and his kittens particularly special. At around 100